Exploration/discoveries
The Society’s archive of technical papers, maps, figures, and geological data sets will be integrated into the GIX platform, enabling geoscientists to query AI agents about exploration opportunities within specific geographic regions while combining historical research with public data, proprietary information, and advanced analytics.
This work introduces a novel predictive methodology combining historical metocean data with real-time riser analysis for shallow water dynamically positioned rig operations.
New agreements for exploration and production in Africa include activity in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia, offshore Angola, Senegal, and Côte d’Ivoire. In the Gulf of Mexico, a memorandum of understanding for deepwater evaluation was signed between Woodside Energy and PEMEX and Viridien initiated its Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension. TotalEnergies provided a targe…
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Well and sidetrack encountered pay in the targeted Santonian interval. -
Challenges including increases in UK taxation have prompted operator Parkmead Group to drop plans to develop its Greater Perth project in the North Sea.
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Follow-up sidetrack tested up to 5,000 B/D of oil.
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The record-setting probe has yielded a discovery estimated to be between 53–90 million BOE.
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Successful well trio adds as much as 30 million BOE of recoverable reserves.
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Plan granted contains permission for one appraisal well and up to six horizontal development wells.
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A testing and completion program for the CN-1 discovery is under review.
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New well on the South Salinas project encounters commercial quantities of oil.
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The acreage comprises 10 leases covering approximately 25,430 contiguous acres.
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New well northwest of Cizre strikes 162 m of light oil pay.
